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...answer is ingenious and unsettling, which is just fine in an anarcho-sentimentalist comedy. But much of the raillery in Step Brothers seems lazy or desperate. The Ferrell character lacks the goofy appeal of Ricky Bobby or the skater in Blades of Glory. And I'll take the comedy stylings of Jon Heder over Reilly's drabber improvisations any day. (Reilly was way funnier with Ferrell and Jon Stewart on The Daily Show Tuesday night than he is here.) Finally, Ferrell, the Hollywood star most notorious for going naked in his movies, shows off only his belly, and that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Step Brothers: "Oh, Grow Up!" "Never!" | 7/24/2008 | See Source »

...Before getting to that, however, Matt Norman wants us to know that his uncle was a fine sprinter: the 20.06 sec. he clocked in the final is still the fastest time in which any Australian has covered the distance. Norman had stunned almost everyone by separating Smith and Carlos, but his unforgettable October evening had just begun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Image | 7/24/2008 | See Source »

...second thing was, I think, the degree [to which] Afghanistan has to start from such a deficit when it comes to development. You know, we're rightfully focused on narco-trafficking. But you've got a 30% literacy rate. We actually had dinner with a very fine Minister of Education who is genuinely committed to education for all children, but particularly for girls. Listening to him describe not only the barriers presented by the lack of women teachers--and you've got to have women teachers to teach girls in a traditional Islamic society--but also the fact that they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Overseas Test | 7/24/2008 | See Source »

...that's one. The second thing was, I think, the degree that Afghanistan has to start from such a deficit when it comes to development. You know, we're rightfully focused on narco-trafficking. But you've got a 30% literacy rate. We actually had dinner with a very fine Minister of Education who is genuinely committed to education for all children, but particularly for girls. Listening to him describe not only the barriers presented by the lack of women teachers - and you've got to have women teachers to teach girls in a traditional Islamic society - but also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama: 'We Have a Daunting Task' | 7/22/2008 | See Source »

...Levine has been forced to disgorge $11.5 million--virtually all his wealth--to the court, and is barred from the securities business for the rest of his life. He still faces sentencing on July 9 on criminal charges. Levine could receive 20 years in prison and a $610,000 fine. But if he helps Giuliani to apprehend new suspects, the sentencing judge is more likely to grant him clemency. Both the SEC and Giuliani are also receiving information from the so-called Yuppie Ring, a group of young Wall Street professionals who, in a case unrelated to that of Levine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CIRCUS TIME Wall Street reels over scandal | 7/21/2008 | See Source »

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